Jury clears Stratford man accused of wife’s murder Mario Flores, accused of fleeing after his wife’s death in February 2016, panicked when she shot herself, his attorney says. Read More

Court OKs ‘Portee’ Claim for Same-Sex Spouse in Child Death Case A New Jersey appeals court ruled that the nonbiological mother in a same-sex couple can sue for bystander negligent infliction of emotional distress in connection with the death of a 2-year-old Trenton girl in a horrific accident. Read More

Mercer County jail hit with wrongful death lawsuit over inmate beating TRENTON >> A veteran Trenton firefighter has filed a wrongful death lawsuit over his son’s apparent suicide nearly two years ago at the embattled Mercer County Correction Center. Read More

Attorney Robin Lord allegedly told to ‘Go f**k herself’ by prosecutor after murder acquittal TRENTON >> A gesture of mutual respect turned sour at the completion of a murder trial. Read More

Trenton pays $350K settlement for woman’s death in police lockup For the second time in seven months, the city agreed to settle a lawsuit regarding an inmate’s death at the Trenton Police Department’s lockup facility for six figures, bringing the total damages to over $1 million. Read More

Trenton settles police lockup suit, councilman leery as tab nears $1 million TRENTON >> The family of a man who died in police lockup in 2011 has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the city for $690,000. Read More

Mercer County woman found not guilty of using position to get generator after Sandy A Mercer County woman was found not guilty by a jury on all charges that she used her civilian position with the New Jersey State Police to obtain a generator after Superstorm Sandy. Read More

State to pay $750,000 to family of man killed during trooper-involved crash TRENTON — An out-of-court settlement of $750,000 has been made between the state and the Trenton family of a new father killed in a 2007 pileup on the Atlantic City Expressway that his lawyers blamed on state troopers. Read More

Burlington jury finds accused rapist not guilty Update: The jury has rendered a not guilty verdict for accused rapist Marcelo G. Mota. A Superior Court jury will begin deliberations Wednesday in the trial of Marcelo G. Mota, a Delran man accused of a series of sexual assaults against women in Moorestown in 2005. Read More

Maglione acquitted of sex assault charges TRENTON — A jury Thursday cleared computer tech Darren Maglione of charges he allegedly sexually assaulted his 12-year-old babysitter during the summer of 2009 at his Robbinsville home. Read More